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The risks are higher for young adolescents because their brains are not neurally mature. The sexual maturation process produces sexual interest and stimulates thought processes.

They felt that they had given something up and did not feel like this action was recognized.

Thinking of virginity as a stigma disempowered many boys because they felt deeply ashamed and often tried to hide the fact that they were virgins from their partners, which for some resulted in their partners teasing them and criticizing them about their limited sexual techniques.

In 2002, a survey was conducted in European nations about the sexual behavior of teenagers.

In a sample of fifteen year olds from 24 countries, most participants self-reported that they had not experienced sexual intercourse.

Several brain regions in the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex and in the hypothalamus that are deemed important for self-control, delayed gratification, risk analysis, and appreciation are not fully mature. Subsequent sexual behavior starts with the secretion of hormones from the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary gland.

These hormones target the sexual organs and begin their maturation.

Girls typically think of virginity as a gift, while boys think of virginity as a stigma.

In interviews, girls said that they viewed giving someone their virginity as like giving them a very special gift.

This, they said, made it easier for them to lose their virginity once they wanted to because they felt society had a more positive view on female virgins and that this may have made them sexually attractive.